Classroom Assessment for Student Learning
In 2001, Jan Chappuis, an educator and author, began working with Rick Stiggins at the Assessment Training Institute in Portland, Oregon. She had previously worked as an elementary and secondary teacher, as well as a curriculum developer in English/language arts, mathematics, social studies, and world languages.
In 1992, Richard Stiggins established the Assessment Training Institute in Portland, Oregon, to provide professional development for educators dealing with the issues of day-to-day classroom assessment.
Classroom Assessment for Student Learning assists readers in gathering reliable information about students' accomplishment and effectively utilizing the assessment process and its results to increase achievement. This user-friendly resource is jam-packed with helpful hints, activities, and real-world examples of how assessment for learning looks in today's classrooms.
The third edition maintains the emphasis on the five keys to excellent classroom assessment, with an increased emphasis on the formative use of classroom assessment data. The keys assist readers in:
- establishing a clear assessment purpose to meet the information needs of all intended users;
- basing instruction and assessment on clear learning targets;
- designing or selecting all assessments to meet accuracy standards;
- effectively communicating summative and formative results;
- involving students in the assessment process and using results to further learning.
Author: Jan Chappuis
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